Infliximab

Pronounced in-FLIX-i-mab

Brand names: Remicade

Type: Biologic (TNF blocker infusion) · All Other Medicines

What Infliximab is used for

  • Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune arthritis types
  • Psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis

Common side effects

  • Infusion reactions (fever, chills, rash, itching)
  • Headache
  • Stomach pain
  • Upper respiratory infections

Important cautions

  • Suppresses immunity — serious infections including reactivated tuberculosis can occur, so screening is done before starting
  • Has been linked with rare lymphoma cases and can worsen heart failure

How it comes

Injection into a vein (clinic or hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.